Articles
Just Landed members and partners can contribute articles on how to get things done in Canada. Help others by publishing an article here about your personal experiences (serious or funny) or an area where you have some special expertise.
Visas & Permits
- Need a US visa in a hurry?: Guide for Canadian permanent residents
- Drunk driving ban under review: DUI conviction could no longer be barrier to entry into Canada
- Immigrating to Canada: Do You Have What It Takes to be Canadian?
- Permanent residence: New standards in language testing
- Canadian immigration laws: A new backlog
- Citizenship in Canada: New rules for Canadian citizenship
- Converting from ‘visitor’ to ‘student’: Not always possible!
- Couple requesting visa: Better to apply together
- Exit strategy needed for illegals: Be aware of your status expiry date
- Privacy laws: Personal information to be released to foreign governments
- Canadian work permits: Clarification on ‘implied status’ is not so clear
- Permanent resident cards: The risks of travelling without a PR card
- Getting a Canadian visa for your spouse: A Fiancé's Dilemma
- Adaptability points for your Canadian visa: Claiming “uncle” points
- Temporary work: NAFTA professionals now get three-year visas
- Federal Skilled Worker program: More Bad News for Skilled Workers
- New priority, less fairness: Action Plan for Faster Immigration
- Effects of economic woes: Unlikely to affect immigration plan
- Death during application for permanent residence: What happens?
- Can a fiancée without status be sponsored: Getting legal in Canada
Jobs
- Recruitment of foreigners: Canadian employers must demonstrate benefit
- NAFTA under fire: Treaty to be re-written?
- Small Businesses: The Benefits of Offering Benefits
- Job packages: Benefits tailored to different needs
- Writing as an opportunity for expats: Time to unlock your creativity?
Health
- Vision Insurance: Your Child’s Vision, Preparing for Unforeseen Problems
- Physiotherapy Insurance: When the Human Body Needs a Little TLC
- Dental Insurance: Caring for your Teeth
- Supplemental Health Insurance: Changing Workplace, Changing World
- Canada’s Aging Baby Boomers: Planning Health Insurance for the Future